Foot-rest for vehicles.



PATENTEDDEG. 29, 1903.

E. lE. MORRISON. EooT EEST EOE VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 1903 N0 MODEL.

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Patented December 29, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID H. MORRISON, OF PEOTONE, ILLINOIS.

FOOT-REST FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 748,402, dated December29, 1903.

Application tiled May 5, 1903. Serial No. 155,740. (No modell To allwhom t may concern.:

Be itknown that I, DAVID H. MORRISON, a

citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Peov tone, in the county ofWill and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Foot-Rests for Vehicles; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in foot-rests for vehicles, andhas special relation to foot-rests which are adjustable as to height andcapable of application to the body of the vehicle atany point.

It consists in certain novel constructions, combinations, andarrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a perspective view ofa vehiclebody,showingafootrestapplied thereto. Fig. 2 is alongitudinalsectional view through the foot-rest, showing the means for pivotallysecuring the hangers to the footsupporting portion. Fig.` 3 is aperspective view of an adjustable hanger for the foot-rest formed offlat material. Fig. 4 isa detail sectional view through said hanger.Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating `a hanger which is pivoted tothe foot-rest and capable of folding fiat with respect to the same. Fig.6 is a detail View showing the hanger made of folded material and of asingle piece.

This invention is designed to supply a simple foot rest or support foruse in vehicles, especially when seats of various heights are employed,and the foot-rest is so constructed that it may b e adjusted toaccommodate people of various heights, the rest being adjusted so as tocomfortably support the feet of persons sitting upon the seat of avehicle.

The rest, as shown in the drawings,consists, preferably, in abroadfoot-receiving plate, as l, to the ends ofwhich are secured suitablehangers, as 2, having hooked ends, as 3, for engaging the edge of avehicle-body. The hangers 2 are preferably formed with separable hookportions, as 3, the hooks being adjustably connected with the verticallegs of the hangers 2. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2,

- the hangers 3 may be formed of hollow material or tubing, the longlegs 4 of which receive and telescope upon the ends of the np-Wardly-extending hangers. A set-screw, as 5, may be employed foradjustably holding the hooks at different points upon the hangerlegs. Inthis manner the length of the hangers can be altered at any time to suitthe comfort of the party using the foot-rest. Each hanger is preferablyformed of twoV upwardlyext-ending portions having hooks 3 at their upperends, there being at least two hooks at each end of the foot-rest forsuspending the said foot-rest from the upper edge of a vehicle-body, asshown in Fig. 1. The hangers may be pivotally secured to thefoot-engaging portion of the rest, as shown in Fig. 2. A simple mannerof accomplishing this result is to form the hangers 2 of round material,as wire or rodding, and bend the same inwardly beneath the ends of therest 1, as shown at 5. Hook-bolts 6 are then employed, which have hookedend portions for engaging the round material of the hangers, while thethreaded ends of said bolts project upwardly through the rest proper andare engaged by adjustingnuts 7. The inwardly-bentlower ends 5 of thehangersly 2 will thus receive the weight of the rest proper, while thebolts will hold the same in proper position. The hangers may be formedof a single piece of material, as at 8 in Fig. 5, and the foot-restproper may be made narrower at its sides,.as at 9, than at its ends 10.The reduced central portion of the footrestis thus sufficiently narrowto permit of the hangers being folded along the edges of the rest whennot in use, and this facilitates the packing of the foot-rest in a smallcompass, both for putting it away when not in use or for shipment fromplace to place. When the rest is to be used, the hangers are unfoldedand occupy the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 5, so thattheir upper bent or hooked ends 11 will hook upon the edge of thevehicle. The hangers for the foot-rest need not be made of roundmaterial, however, but may be constructed of iiat material, as shown inFigs. 3 and 4. The hanger proper, 12, may be constructed in thisinstance of a single piece folded upon itself at 13 beneath the ends ofthe foot board or plate, while upwardly-extending legs 14. extend aroundthe ICO end of the footboard and upwardly to meet the supporting-hooks15. These hooks may also be formed of flat material and are preferablyprovided with a series of apertures 16, which are engaged by bolts orrivets 17. By having a number of holes or apertures 16 the length of thehangers may be adjusted to accommodatedifferent persons. Thefoldingofthe at hangervproper upon itself at its ends 13 not only makes itpossible to form the hanger of a single piece of flat material, butreinforces the same at the points Where the attaching-bolts 18 arepassed through the same for securing the hangers to the foot board orplate.

It will be observed that the foot-rest can be moved to any point alongthe upper edge of a vehicle-body, so as to be used with the front or anyother seat which may be employed upon the vehicle. The seat may beplaced at any distance from the end of the vehicle and the foot-restarranged in proper relation thereto without reference to the ends of thevehicle.

The device will be found to add greatly to the comfort of partiestraveling in a vehicle, since their feet can be comfortably supportedwithout reference to the floor of the vehicle and Without having toplace the feet upon the edge of such vehicle. The rest can be easilypushed to a greater distance from the seat or drawn closer to the same,as desired by the party using the same.

The construction of the device is simple and yet useful for the purposedesigned.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters P atent, is-

1. A foot-rest for vehicles comprising a foot board or plate, hangershaving laterallybent ends pivotally secured to the board near the endsthereof, the said hangers being made of sufficient width to permit oftheir being -folded along the side edges of the board when not in use,and means carried by the hangers for engaging the sides of avehicle-body. 2. A foot-rest for vehicles comprising a board or plate,hangers secured to the ends thereof having upwardlyextending legs, aconnecting portion arranged beneath the ends of the board or plate andhooked bolts for engaging said connecting portion and holding thehangers in position.

3. A foot-rest for vehicles comprising a foot board or plate, hangersextending upwardly from the ends thereof, hooks at the upper ends ofsaid hangers having recesses for receiving the upper ends of saidhangers and set-screws for adjusting the hooks With respect to thehangers.

4. A foot-rest comprising a board or plate reduced in width at itscentral portion, pivoted hangers secured to the ends of the board orplate and capable of folding along the reduced portion of said board'orplate to facilitate packing or storing.

5. A foot-rest for vehicles comprising a footsupporting board or plate,hangers pivoted to the ends of said board or plate and folding upon thesame, the legs of the said hangers lying closely along the edges of thesame when in such folded position.

6. A foot-rest for vehicles comprising a foot-engaging board or plate,hangers pivoted to the ends thereof and capable of folding backwardlyupon said plate and laterally-eX- tending projections at the ends ofsaid board or plate forming a stop for the hangers when in theirunfolded positions.

7. A foot-rest comprising a foot-board, hangers pivotally secured to theend thereof, hooks adjustably secured to the upper ends of the hangersfor suspending them upon the sides of a vehicle, the said hooks havingsockets adapted to receive the upper ends of the hangers and means forholding them in different adjusted positions within said sockets f forcontrolling the length of the hangers.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

DAVID H. MORRISON. Witnesses:

JAS. H. FLETCHER, FRED C. J URvEs.

